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Summary: Had the potential to be an insightful post-feminist novel...
Review: ... but it's relegated to the pile of early 2000s pop fiction with its constant brand name-dropping.
Jill Nelson makes some interesting and insightful points about the expectations of black women and black men with regards to sexuality and morality. But in another writer's hands, I think this would have been a more literary, more lasting work.
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Summary: Funny but a little drawn out.....
Review: Acey and Lydia are in their 40's bestfriends successful in their careers; living in Oakland, California. Oneday while sipping their drinks they come up with a radical idea of opening up a spa, A Sister Spa.This spa will cater to the needs of black women everywhere. Svelte, muscle bound men of every ethnicity, shape and size are hired to satiate the desires of women. Distress surfaces when a preacher T. Terry begins to preach about morality dying and immorality being born. The beginning starts off slow, with alot of dressing and too many characters. After around page 290, the story picks up at a different pace and all the clues dropped earlier on are resolved. The novel was still a good read and do recommend it!
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Excellent read. I finished in a day. I really enjoyed this story!
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Summary: Ooooh Jill this book was the bomb
Review: I can not get enough of the book I may have to read it again, great work.
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Summary: Sexual Determination
Review: I don't know what I expected when I picked this book up off the self. I just knew that Jill Nelson is a good writer and I figured her first fiction book would be exciting to read. Well... the story catches your attention immediately. Two sisters, Acey and Lydia, having drinks on a Sunday afternoon, discussing an all time must topic between women, "When and Why can't I find a Brother to satisfy me sexually". Acey and Lydia begin to laugh and joke as they come up with the ideas to sexual satisfactionn. However, the one idea that seems to appeal to both of them is a "sister Spa" specializing in pleasing a woman, physically, spiritually and sexually. Wow!! I only wish!!! I must admit this is the first time that I have read the first two chapters and the last page of a book before I read the entire story. It was funny and laugh out loud crazy. I did get kind of tired of the advertisements (you'll under stand when you read the book) and the main characters were funny yet they were sort of flat and predicable. Yet, you are compelled to continue reading to see if these two women are successful at making their spa a success. Peace and Blessings!!
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Summary: I Loved It!
Review: I loved this book. Sex and shopping, what could be better (except perhaps Odell, the UPS man who looks good in his brown shorts). Jill Nelson's novel about two friends who start a "full service" spa is hilarious. It is a smart and funny account of friendship, sex, and the politics surrounding them. The Loehmann's shopping scene in the beginning had me laughing out loud, the sex is steamy, and the plot turns and twists in ways that kept me up late into the night to finish. When I was done, I was left wanting more. Read this book, you'll love it too.
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Summary: Maybe It's Me
Review: I only got to like page 20 of this book. It didn't hold me at all. Usually I read a book in its entirety, but being that I have other books waiting on me, like Nervous by Zane (review coming soon), I decided to pass on this book. Maybe this book was good, but it was so slow in the beginning that I didn't have the patience to wait on the juice. Sorry Jill Nelson, but pick up the pace next time. Later!!!!
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Summary: Unsatisfied
Review: I thought this book was HORRIBLE. I didn't even finish it and can not recommend this book at all.
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Summary: Nelson's Pleasure Principle!
Review: Not withstanding the fact that Sexual Healing was recommended to me right here on Amazon, I recently read Jill Nelson's Volunteer Slavery and thought it was great. Nelson's brilliant writing style made V.S. read more like a novel then a nonfiction book depicting events during a serious point of her life. I so enjoyed it that I knew immediately I would be following her as an author. Sexual Healing did not disappoint. Well, they do say that necessity is the mother of invention. So what started out as a silly conversation between best of friends soon begets the creation of Sister's Spa; a place that "finally" caters to ALL of a Sista's needs. (wink, wink) Lydia and Acey, friends from childhood, are as different as night and day. Acey is the wanna do good church-going Preacher's Daughter. Lydia is the no holds bar atheist who gives it to you Straight...No chaser. (much like the author herself) With the help of a few good people along the way (including Lydia's Mom), this idea becomes the crave. However, nothing good comes easy. (promise, I'm not being facetious here) :-) Lydia, Acey and co. must deal w/distractors and naysayers. They even become the skapegoat for a made-up back to morality cause brought into action from a religious leader who is trying desperately to re-ignite his following. I must admit, there were a few things that I thought were too over the top. However, I had to remind myself that in the world of fiction, anything's possible!! Overall, this was a fun read. I even had a few good laugh out loud moments! Next up for me is Nelson's "Straight, No Chaser". I look forward to reading her future works.
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Summary: Everyone Could Use Some Sexual Healing!!!!
Review: Sexual Healing is a journey into the lives of Lydia and Acey. Lydia has just divorced her husband of 10 years and Acey is trying to make it work with a man named Matthew who is only focused on his career and doesn't take her career endeavors serious. He also doesn't care about the sex being less than gratifying for her. Acey is rediscovering her sex life and what she was missing during her 10 years of unsuccesful marriage to a man named Lorenzo. After a day on the porch talking about woman things, Acey and Lydia come up with a plan to open up a "full-service" spa for the Afircan American woman. In addition to seaweed face wraps, manicure, pedicure, you could have your pick of beautiful black, white or latino men who got tested for STD's once a week and were kept in tip-top condition. Acey was struggling with thoughts of what was Christian-like since she was raised by a minister and what all black women need, and Lydia's life takes a turn for the worst. There are a lot of suprises and turns of events in this book and it keeps you planted to your seat waiting to see what happens next. Go and buy it NOW!!
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